That was the story for the Greenville Yellow Jackets girls basketball team on Friday in a 39-31 loss to the Lowell Red Arrows.

“We have good looks, but don’t score the ball,” Greenville coach Eric Nichols said. “Defensively, we were very good tonight. Offensively, we were anemic.”

Lowell couldn’t buy a basket in the first half, either, as they led just 14-9 at the break. Greenville got a point back in the third quarter to trail 23-19 after three quarters.

“I think tonight became a night where the girls really pressured themselves once we didn’t score,” Nichols said. “I hope it’s not a mental thing because one of the things we talk about is being mentally tough.

“You’re going to have highs and you’re going to have lows. You just have to continue to battle and that is what we are going to do,” he added.

The Yellow Jackets got to within a point at 32-31 with just 1:13 remaining. Unfortunately, they couldn’t score again.

“We cut it to one and couldn’t get a bucket and couldn’t get a stop,” Nichols said. “Those little things start adding up at the end of the game.”

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